Missed Sunday NY unemployment certification - can I still claim on Monday?

Yes, you can absolutely still claim today! New York unemployment allows you to certify for weekly benefits any day during your claim week (Sunday through Saturday). You won't lose any money by certifying on Monday instead of Sunday. Just log in to your account and complete your certification as usual.

ur fine i do this all the time lol. sometimes i forget til tuesday even. payments just come a day later usually

You can claim any day of the week, but just know your payment might be delayed a bit. I always certify on Sundays and get paid Tuesday. When I've certified on Monday or Tuesday, my payment didn't show up until Wednesday or Thursday. Not a big deal unless you're counting on that exact timing for bills!

I've been on NY unemployment since November 2024 and I've found that it's actually better to claim on Monday mornings! The system seems less glitchy than on Sundays when everyone is trying to certify at once. Just make sure you don't wait past Saturday - that's when you'd actually miss your week and have to request backdating, which is a whole other headache.

Just FYI - if you ever do miss the entire week (meaning you don't certify by Saturday), you'll need to call NYSDOL to request a backdated certification. That used to be nearly impossible to do because of how hard it is to reach an agent. I was in this situation last month and used a service called Claimyr (claimyr.com) that got me connected to an agent in about 20 minutes instead of spending days redialing. They have a video showing how it works: https://youtu.be/Rdqa1gKtxuE. Saved me a lot of stress when I really needed that payment backdate approved.

Just to clarify some misinformation in this thread - certification week runs Sunday through Saturday, with Sunday being the first day you can certify for the previous week. You have until midnight on Saturday to complete your certification before it's considered missed. After that, you'd need to request a backdated certification by calling NYSDOL directly.

Is anyone else getting those random payment delays even when they certify on Sunday? Last week I certified Sunday morning and still didn't get paid until Thursday! System is so frustrating sometimes.

Update: I certified yesterday (Monday) and my payment just hit my account this morning (Wednesday). Only one day later than usual. Thanks everyone for the reassurance and helpful info!